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known as ministers, and the president of the representative assembly. These municipalities represented roughly 90% of the population of the French possessions, and they called upon the government of France to take urgent and necessary measures to give effect to the wishes of the people. The government of India had made it clear that the cultural and other rights of the people would be fully respected. They were not asking for the immediate transfer of
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village is one of the oldest temples in Pondicherry, situated about 7 km (4.3 mi) away from the city centre. The car festival conducted in mid-August is famous in Puducherry and other neighbouring states. The festival takes place on the fifth Friday since the commencement of the Tamil month
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Puducherry, formerly known as Pondicherry, gained its significance as "the French Riviera of the East" after the advent of French colonialisation in India. Puducherry is the Tamil interpretation of "new town" and mainly derives from "Poduke", the name of the marketplace or "port town" for Roman trade
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inaugurated the "Smart Grid" project in Puducherry. Farming around Pondicherry includes crops such as rice, pulses, sugarcane, coconuts, and cotton. In 2016, the Pondicherry State Government Employees Central Federation presented a status paper on the fiscal and social crisis in Puducherry to Union
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On 18 March 1954, a number of resolutions were passed by the municipalities in Pondicherry, demanding an immediate merger with India. Some days later, similar resolutions were passed by the municipalities in Karaikal. The resolutions had the full support of the French Indian Councillors, popularly
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in the Union Territory of Puducherry function under the administrative control of the local administration department. The Puducherry municipality, under the Puducherry district, comprises the former communes of Puducherry and Mudaliarpet, with its headquarters in Puducherry. It has a total of 42
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There are a number of old and large churches in Pondicherry, most of which were built in the 18th and 19th centuries. A number of heritage buildings and monuments are present around Promenade Beach, such as the Children's Park and Dupleix Statue, Gandhi statue, Nehru statue, Le Café, French War
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transfer of the administration should take place immediately, while French sovereignty should continue until the constitutional issue had been settled. Both India and France would have to make necessary changes in their respective constitutions. All this would take time, while the demand of the
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sets in during the middle of October, and Pondicherry gets the bulk of its annual rainfall during the period from October to December. The annual average rainfall is 1,355 millimetres or 53 inches. Winters are very warm, with highs of 30 °C (86 °F) and lows often dipping to around
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While the sea is a draw for tourists, Pondicherry no longer has the sandy beaches that once graced its coastline. The breakwater to the harbour and other hard structures constructed on the shore caused extreme coastal erosion, and the sand from Pondicherry's
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that sits at a height of 8.5 m above sea level. Whilst there was an early seawall made by the French government in 1735, this was not "hard structure coastal defence" so much as an adjunct to the old shipping pier and a transition from the beach to the city.
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Pondicherry is a tourist destination. The city has many colonial buildings, churches, temples, and statues which, combined with the town planning and French-style avenues in the old districts, still preserve much of the colonial ambiance.
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construction, the beaches further up the coast to the north have also been lost. An enormous deposition of sand has accrued to the south of the harbour breakwater, but this is not a large beach and is not easily accessible from the city.
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The government has taken steps to construct a reef and re-dose the sand. The sea is accessible by a small patch of land at Promenade Beach (Goubert Avenue). Moreover, the beach is one of the cleanest in India and has been selected for
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Today, the seawall consists of rows of granite boulders reinforced every year in an attempt to stop erosion. As a consequence of the seawall, there is severe seabed erosion and turbulence at the coastal margin, resulting in an extreme
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and bombarded Pondicherry for two weeks, after which Francois Martin surrendered it. At the Peace of Ryswick, it was agreed by all parties to return conquered territories, and in 1699, Pondicherry was handed back to the French.
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Puducherry Botanical Gardens is located south of the New Bus Stand. Chunnambar Backwater resort is 8 km (5.0 mi)from Pondicherry, along Cuddalore Main Road. This tropical resort is flanked by a creek on one side.
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in 1738. The British captured the city from the French but returned it following the Treaty of Paris, in 1763. This Anglo-French war continued until 1814, where France found itself in control of the settlements of
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Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Devasthanam on Manakula Vinayagar Street is a Hindu temple to Ganesha. Sri Manakula Vinayagar Temple was in existence before the French came and settled in Pondicherry in 1666.
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On 18 October 1954, in a general election involving 178 people in municipal Pondicherry and the Commune of Panchayat, 170 people were in favour of the merger, and eight people voted against. The
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people was for an immediate merger without a referendum. The government of India was convinced that the suggestion which they made would help to promote a settlement, which they greatly desired.
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commune panchayats into municipalities, which would increase the Pondicherry region's urban area around 155 km (60 sq mi) of the total 292 km (113 sq mi).
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The colonial period began with the Portuguese, the first Europeans to conduct trade in textiles, in 1521, and subsequently, the Dutch and the Danes in the 17th century.
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transfer was signed in 1956. However, due to opposition in France, the ratification of this treaty by the French National Assembly only took place on 16 August 1962.
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transfer of the French Indian territories from French governance to the Indian union took place on 1 November 1954 and was established as the union territory of
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constructed in 1989, just to the south of the city. Where there was once a broad, sandy beach, now the city is protected against the sea by a 2-km-long
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The history of Puducherry can broadly be classified into two periods: pre-colonial and colonial. The pre-colonial period started with the reign of the
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Empire took control of almost all of southern India in the 14th century and maintained control until 1638, when they were supplanted by the
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in the form of a French settlement, in 1674. In 1693, Puducherry was captured by the Dutch and subsequently restored in 1699, with the
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The prospering trade of Puducherry attracted the French, and the predominant feature of the town was laid by the French pioneer
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In 1674, the French East India Company set up a trading centre at Pondicherry, and this outpost eventually became the chief
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wards spread over an area of 19.46 km (7.51 sq mi). Wards 1–10 are north of the city; wards 11–19 are in
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On 16 January 1761, the British captured Pondicherry from the French, but it was returned under the
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There are two proposals by the Puducherry government, firstly to merge Pondicherry and
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The Sri Aurobindo Ashram, located on Rue de la Marine, is one of the most important
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The administrative building of Villianur, one of the communes of Puducherry
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held it from the 10th to the 13th centuries, until it was replaced by the
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of Pondicherry, have recorded histories that predate the colonial period.
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Memorial, 19th Century Light House, Bharathi Park, Governors Palace,
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and a number of French institutions, such as a French consulate, the
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This article is about the capital city. For the union territory, see
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Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
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is connected by train to all major Indian cities, such as Chennai,
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operates air-conditioned bus services from Chennai to Pondicherry.
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Puducherrian, Pondicherrian, Pondian, Pondichérien, Pondichérienne
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municipalities and upgrade the Pondicherry municipality into a '"
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Prime Minister Nehru visiting Pondicherry a few months after the
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has disappeared entirely. As a result of the city's seawall and
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and includes a number of sea inlets, referred to locally as "
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Devotees with Elephant Lakshmi in Manakula Vinayagar Temple
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Thirukaameeswarar Temple is located in a rural town called
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Gate leading into Manakula Vinayagar Temple in White Town
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on the southeast coast of India and is surrounded by the
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Management of coastal erosion along Pondicherry coast
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The city of Puducherry comprises two municipalities,
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1954 French ID, issued in Pondicherry before transfer
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Asia's Maritime Bead Trade: 300 B.C. to the Present
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Puducherry. 13 September 2012 2974: 2949: 2919: 2893: 2848:India Meteorological Department 2810: 2762: 2719: 2693: 2607:Worrall, Jill (11 April 2016). 2243: 2105:French Institute of Pondicherry 1740:French Institute of Pondicherry 1710: 1250:18–20 °C (64–68 °F). 824:needs additional citations for 336:Seal of Puducherry Municipality 49:needs additional citations for 3070:. Kancheepuram. Archived from 2679: 2651: 2626: 2600: 2586:. University of Hawaii Press. 2573: 2555: 2529: 2296:. A portion of the subsequent 1068:On 21 August 1693, during the 929:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea 779:and most populous city of the 1: 2490: 2150:Panoramic view of Pondicherry 2036:Aayi Mandapam (Park Monument) 1589:Average rainfall mm (inches) 1236:Köppen climate classification 1155: 993:, Mahé, Yanam, Karaikal, and 916: 791:to the east and the state of 783:in India. 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